Smelly foam covers large parts of the Colombian village of Mosquera.
Several of the inhabitants have had to flee from the toxic foam, reports The Guardian.
A floating, and at times floating carpet of foul-smelling toxic foam, has crossed its banks in a polluted river near the Colombian capital Bogotá.
The toxic foam rises from the Balsillas River, near the Los Puentes area of Mosquera, Colombia.
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The toxic foam has been transported to several residential areas and several of the inhabitants have had to leave their homes.
Some of the foam looks almost like cloud-like figures, as they sometimes float through the streets.
Can be difficult to find
– The smell is terrible and we have had to endure this foam for a long time, said the leader of the environment in the local community, Luz Mariela Gómez, to local TV channels.
She makes it clear that they are facing a risk.
– Some may fall into the river and we will not be able to find them, says Gómez.
According to local authorities, the white toxic foam is also partly caused by untreated sewage mixed with chemicals found in household detergents.
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The pictures attract attention
Photographs from the suburb of Mosquera show huge amounts of foam burying sidewalks, covering buildings and towering over residents.
It is reported that some children in the local community do not get to school, as the foam makes it impossible to travel there.
FOAM FLOATS: Here you can see the toxic foam rising from the Balsillas River, just above the Los Puentes area in Mosquera, Colombia. The picture is from Wednesday 27 April 2022. Photo: AP / Fernando Vergara / NTB
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Local environmental authorities said that the polluted foam, which has been seen in the city several times in recent years, is increasing due to people dumping waste, chemicals and detergents into the river system.
Every time it rains heavily in the area, the river has crossed its banks and created problems.
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